Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 16.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.1% on the previous year and up 137.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria peaked at 16.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
That places Bulgaria 37th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.2% | — |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -30.1% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | — |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.3% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 0.0% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 12.7% | 16.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria was 16.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release